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Major Responsibilities

• Lead the Sales Operations & Production organization supporting Local Media commercial execution, including advertising workflows, inventory operations, trafficking strategy, production coordination, and sales enablement.

• Manage and develop a team of full-time employees and contractor resources spanning Ad Traffic & Format Leadership, Sales Operations, and Sales Production functions.

• Oversee advertisingformats,operationsand trafficking workflows across local linear, digital, and streaming platforms, ensuringaccurateinventory execution, format compliance,timelydelivery, and campaign fulfillment.

• Develop and standardize operational procedures, workflow governance, andquality-controlprotocols across commercial production and sales execution activities.

• Partner closely with Commercial, Ad Sales, Finance, Programming, Production,Technology,Engineering, Distribution, and external media partners to ensure alignment between revenueobjectivesand operational capabilities.

• Lead commercial inventory planning and operational readiness for live game broadcasts, shoulder programming, sponsored content, and ancillary programming across all local media markets.

• Oversee sales production execution, including creative asset management, sponsorship integration workflows, production timelines, and delivery coordination with internal and external stakeholders.

• Collaborate with Programming and Production teams to ensure advertising formats, sponsorship integrations, and commercial breaks are operationally aligned with production standards and league guidelines.

• Drive operational efficiency initiatives through workflow automation, systems optimization, vendor coordination, and resource planning to improve scalability and reduce operational risk.

• Establish KPI frameworks, reporting cadences, and operational dashboards to measure delivery accuracy, production efficiency, campaign execution, inventoryutilization, and revenue support performance.

• Support the launch and scaling of the Local Media organization for the 2026-27 season by helping implement operational infrastructure, staffing models, vendor strategies, and cross-functional processes.

• Serve as a senior operational escalation point for commercial delivery issues, production conflicts, trafficking exceptions, and time-sensitive broadcast execution matters.

• Partner with Engineering and Technical Operations teams to ensure operational readiness across ad insertion systems, trafficking platforms, delivery workflows, and content management systems.

• Ensure compliance with league standards,advertiserobligations, rights requirements, and operational policies related to commercial content delivery and production workflows.

• Foster a high-performance, collaborative culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement, operational excellence, and innovation.

Required Education/Professional Experience

• Bachelor's degree preferred; advanced degreea plus.

• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience within sports media, broadcast operations, advertising operations, live production environments, or media sales operations.

• Demonstrated experience managing advertising operations, trafficking workflows, sales production, and commercial execution across linear and/or streaming media platforms.

• Proventrack recordleading operational teams in fast-paced live-event or broadcast environments withhigh standardsfor execution accuracy and reliability.

• Experience managing cross-functional workflows between production, programming, ad sales, engineering, finance, and distribution organizations.

• Experience building and scaling operational processes, workflow governance, and team structures within evolving media organizations.

• Strong vendor management and resource planning experience, including oversight of external contractors and operational service providers.

• Experience implementing operational KPIs, reporting systems, and process optimization initiatives.

• Experience with vendorsourcing,evaluationandnegotiation.

Required Skills/Knowledge Attributes

• Deep understanding of broadcast and streaming advertising operations, trafficking systems, commercial inventory management, and production workflows.

• Strong operational leadership skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities in high-pressure live media environments.

• Knowledge of sales operations processes, sponsorship execution, productionlogistics, and commercial delivery systems.

• Excellent organizational and project management capabilities with strong attention to detail and execution discipline.

• Analytical mindset with the ability toleverageoperational data, workflow metrics, and performance reporting to drive decision-making and process improvement.

• Strong communicationand stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align cross-functional teams and external partners.

• Experience leading distributed operational teams and balancing internal staff management with contractor/vendor oversight.

• Ability to navigate organizational transformation, ambiguity, and evolving operational requirements whilemaintainingdelivery excellence.

• Established history of creating a culture of consistent feedback and coaching across all levels

• Collaborative leadership style with a focus on accountability, team development, and continuous operational improvement.

• Familiarity with sports media ecosystems, live game production operations, and local/regional media business models preferred.